Illustrious "Lustrous" Remington

Male 1791 - 1883  (91 years)

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  • Name Illustrious "Lustrous" Remington 
    Birth 27 Oct 1791  Warwick, Kent Co., RI Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Gender Male 
    Death 12 May 1883  Manlius, Onondaga, NY Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Person ID I08790  Sorensen-Remington Family Tree
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

    Father Samuel Remington,   b. Abt 1771   d. Aft Oct 1805 (Age > 34 years) 
    Mother Almy Arnold,   b. Abt 27 Oct 1770, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 17 Oct 1841, Manlius, Onondaga, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 70 years) 
    Marriage 17 Jul 1791  Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce October 1805, Warwick, RI Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • Unfortunately, this couple was divorced in 1805. The following notes are from "Elder John Gorton and the Six Principle Baptist Church of East Greenwich, RI" by Cherry Fletcher Bamberg, pub. RI Genealogical Society, p. 370:

      "Samuel & Almy registered the births of six children at Warwick 1791-1801 . . . 'Amey' Remington petitioned for divorce in Oct. 1805, alleging that her husband 'has left her Bed and has treated her with marked aversion and even contempt' after he became involved in an adulterous affair . . . They agreed that Samuel was to have custody of all but the youngest child . . . John Remington was less than six months old at the time of the divorce . . . 'Amey Remington' was living at Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY, on 18 Jan 1836 when she sold land inherited from Josiah Arnold."
    Family ID F02468  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eunice Denison,   b. Abt 21 Jul 1791, Stonington, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 25 Jun 1870, Manlius, Onondaga, NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years) 
    Marriage Abt 1813 
    Children 
     1. Hiram Remington,   b. Mar 1816, CT Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1 Jun 1900 (Age > 84 years)
     2. Nancy Remington,   b. Abt 1817   d. 1897, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 80 years)
     3. Robey Caroline Remington,   b. Between 1822 and 1824, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Nov 1903 (Age 81 years)
     4. Alfred D. Remington,   b. 13 Apr 1827, Manlius, Onondaga Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1909, Watertown, Jefferson Co., NY Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 81 years)
     5. Charles Rowland Remington,   b. 18 Oct 1835, Manlius, Onondaga County, NY Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 1 Dec 1913 (Age 78 years)
    Family ID F03426  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 7 Aug 2018 

  • Notes 
    • In the 1850 Federal Census, "Elustrious" & Eunice are living at Manlius, Onondaga, NY, with three of their children, including Nancy Harrington and her daughter. In 1870 he is retired. Illustrious died at age 92.

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  • Sources 
    1. [S012551] Boyd Scott Remington, Remington Lines from John of Newbury 1638, (Ames Iowa, 1960), 20.

    2. [S012424] Gravestone inscription.
      Christ Church Burials, Manlius, NY, web page